6537 Adamovich

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6537 Adamovich
Discovery [1]
Discovered by N. Chernykh
Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Obs.
Discovery date19 August 1979
Designations
(6537) Adamovich
Named after
Aleksandr Adamovich
(Byelorussian writer) [2]
1979 QK6 ·1985 JQ
main-belt  · Flora [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 37.80 yr (13,805 days)
Aphelion 2.6055 AU
Perihelion 1.7518 AU
2.1786 AU
Eccentricity 0.1959
3.22 yr (1,175 days)
306.60°
0° 18m 23.4s / day
Inclination 4.0254°
120.08°
200.65°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 3.22±0.50 km [4]
4.253±0.227 km [5] [6]
4.50 km (calculated) [3]
2.4±0.1 h [7]
0.170±0.029 [5] [6]
0.24 (assumed) [3]
0.50±0.18 [4]
S [3]
13.9 [1] [3] [4]  ·13.81±0.14(R) [7]  ·13.12±1.33 [8]  ·14.4 [5]

    6537 Adamovich, provisional designation 1979 QK6, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers in diameter.

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    It was discovered on 19 August 1979, by Soviet–Russian astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula. [9] The asteroid was later named after Byelorussian writer Aleksandr Adamovich. [2]

    Orbit and classification

    Adamovich is a S-type asteroid a member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.8–2.6  AU once every 3 years and 3 months (1,175 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.20 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic. [1]

    Physical characteristics

    Lightcurve photometry

    A fragmentary rotational lightcurve of Adamovich was obtained from photometric observation made at the Palomar Transient Factory in California in February 2013. It showed a provisional rotation period of 2.4±0.1 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.13 magnitude ( U=1 ). [7]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the surveys carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Adamovich measures 3.22 and 4.3 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.17 and 0.50, respectively. [4] [5] [6] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) assumes an albedo of 0.24 – derived from 8 Flora, the largest member and namesake of its orbital family – and calculates a diameter of 4.5 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.9. [3]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named in memory of Byelorussian–Russian Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Adamovich (1927–1994), publicist, literary scholar and talented writer, known for his civic responsibility. [2] The official naming citation was published on 4 May 1999 ( M.P.C. 34624 ). [10]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6537 Adamovich (1979 QK6)" (2017-06-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 4 July 2017.
    2. 1 2 3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(6537) Adamovich". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (6537) Adamovich. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 540. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5936. ISBN   978-3-540-00238-3.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LCDB Data for (6537) Adamovich". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 29 April 2016.
    4. 1 2 3 4 Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Kramer, E. A.; Grav, T.; et al. (September 2016). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Two: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (3): 12. arXiv: 1606.08923 . Bibcode:2016AJ....152...63N. doi: 10.3847/0004-6256/152/3/63 .
    5. 1 2 3 4 Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. arXiv: 1109.6407 . Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. S2CID   35447010 . Retrieved 29 April 2016.
    6. 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 20. arXiv: 1109.4096 . Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...68M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. S2CID   118745497 . Retrieved 5 December 2016.
    7. 1 2 3 Chang, Chan-Kao; Ip, Wing-Huen; Lin, Hsing-Wen; Cheng, Yu-Chi; Ngeow, Chow-Choong; Yang, Ting-Chang; et al. (June 2014). "313 New Asteroid Rotation Periods from Palomar Transient Factory Observations". The Astrophysical Journal. 788 (1): 21. arXiv: 1405.1144 . Bibcode:2014ApJ...788...17C. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/788/1/17. S2CID   51100134 . Retrieved 10 January 2016.
    8. ↑ Veres, Peter; Jedicke, Robert; Fitzsimmons, Alan; Denneau, Larry; Granvik, Mikael; Bolin, Bryce; et al. (November 2015). "Absolute magnitudes and slope parameters for 250,000 asteroids observed by Pan-STARRS PS1 - Preliminary results". Icarus. 261: 34–47. arXiv: 1506.00762 . Bibcode:2015Icar..261...34V. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007. S2CID   53493339 . Retrieved 29 April 2016.
    9. ↑ "6537 Adamovich (1979 QK6)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
    10. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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